CHANA DAL

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
serves: 4

Ingredients:
1 cup chana dal
1-2 tbsp desi ghee(pure ghee)
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 medium sized onion chopped
1 big or 2 small tomatoes pureed
1" ginger grated or finely chopped
3-4 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 green chili chopped
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp degi mirch
1/2 tsp dhania powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp kasuri methi (dry fenugerik seeds)

Method:

1. Wash and soak chana dal for an hour.
2. Take 4 cups of water ,turmeric powder,salt and 1/2 tsp of oil (optional) in a pressure cooker and add the dal to it.
3. Pressure cook the dal.(Simmer the gas after first whistle and then cook for 15-20 minutes on low flame.)
4. When the pressure releases check the dal and keep aside.
5. Heat desi ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds to it, when they start to crackle and chopped onions,grated ginger and chopped garlic to it and cook till they become brown in color.
6. Now add chopped geen chili and pureed tomato and cook till the mixture leaves ghee. 
7. Now add rest of the spices and mix well.If required you can add 2 tbsp of water in this mixture.
8. Put this mixture in the cooked dal and if required you can add some more water to dal.
9. Again pressure cook the dal for two whistles or as required.
10. Now dal is ready to be served along with rice or chapati.